Chapter 246

Only then did Wayne realize he had been too impulsive. In his desperation to put out the rumors of him and Queenie, he ended up dragging Joanne into the mess. Such was the ridiculous idea that came from Harry—and the result was disastrous! Tears stung Joanne's eyes as she hung up on Caroline. She hated Wayne with a passion, and she couldn't stomach the idea of marrying him. But now that Caroline had heard the rumors, she would do whatever it took to marry Joanne into the Newman family. As Joanne sobbed, Wayne rubbed his red, stinging cheek and muttered helplessly, "Ms. White, I apologize for having been too brash earlier. I… I promise I'll take care of this!" "Take care of this? And how do you plan on doing that, genius? The entire upper side knows about us, including my family! How will you clear this up?" Joanne sobbed. She had always been a happy-go-lucky person, and this was the first time she felt so devastated. Queenie rarely saw this side of Joanne. The last time Joanne crie